The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-14

it is in its present shape that the bill must be
made law II 1t Is passed at all at this session.
II it Is recommitted for further alterations the
chances are very much against its being carried
through. Said a shrewd railroad man last even
Ing, There are indications that this bill is in
more danger from its friends than from its
avowed enemies"
The L., N. A. & c., and the c., H. & l. have
awarded the contract to furnish basket lunches
to Dinner Brothers. which means that they will
be palatable and clean. One of the great mis-
takes made on dining and hotel cars is the
charging of exorbitant prices. On Pullman car
man cannot get gOoC square meal less than
81. 50 and upward and in fact, this is about the
range on dinine-cars generally, which practically
excludes the common people from dining on q
car. General passenger agents have often en-
deavored to bring about lower range of prices,
and thereby make dining on trains more popular,
but their efforts are unavailing, consequently
The basket lunch is becoming more and more
popular. In a basket lunch. for example, one
gets half broiled chicken, three slices of bread
good-sized piece of pie butter pickles. etc, for
gu cents, and other lines of dishes, such roast
beef. at proportionately reasonable rates. Most
any person that travels would be willing to pay
that, and this reform in prices on food furnished
upon trains will be fully appreciated by the trav-
cling public.
The growth of business with north and south
| roads is favorably commented upon. Up to a
few years ago no north -andsouth roads paid
anything on the Investment. the great bulk OF
the traffic going east and west. This is now rap
idly changing, and the Northern railroad COM
panies are seeking Southern outlets. There are
| the L., N, A. & c., the Chicago & Eastern Hi
| nois, the Evansville & Terre Haute, the Peoria,
Decatur & Evansville roads, which once were
| little known except as money sink holes all are
| becoming valuable properties. In this connec-
| tlon we notice a number OF great north-and-
south railroad schmes coming to the front, with
| good prospects that IN due time such enterprises
will be carried through. The latest is the build
| mo Of chrrO 20 nbt ho
/ proposed route would pass through country of
| unsquaed mineral wealth, and would open up a
vast lumber region TIE timber throughout the
North is becoming scarce and lumbermen are
naturally seeking to find an additional supply in
| the South There is hardly mineral known to
| commerce that is not found upon the line as pro
| jected Iron of the best quality is to be had in
great abundance gold has been known for years
| to exist in the mountains of North Carolina and
many mines that now deserted would bs
opened up. Silver and lead are found in small
but fairly paying quantities; lime zinc, copper
and kaolin abound. Large forests of the very
best timber would be made accessible.
The l., B. & w. people can hardly be blamed
for not becoming members of the Central Traff,
Association when system of roads like that of thu
| Pennsylvania Company in getting up chart O
| the form of tickets, which are sold by the
agents, practically ignore this road, but put OF
full representations of tickets reading over tn,
| Lake Erie & Western the Peoria, Decatur &
| Evansville the l.. D. e. S., and roads of lk'
character The fact is that the l., B. & W. ha
six hundred miles of good road, and it passe
through good towns and is a road of too mucl
importance to be stepped on by the Pennsylva
MIA or any other railroad company, and tn
sooner the roads which endeavoring to bur,
the l.. B. & W. come to their senees and trea
the management with the respect due them, tn
sooner will harmony be established and payn
rates maintained. and the much more likely vii
the l., B. & w. people become members of tn
passenger department of the Central Traffic AS
ISOLATION. To illustrate, the Pennsylvania Civ
as their form of ticket from Pittsburg to Peoris
as over the p, c. & St L., the c., St. L. & p
to Indianapolis, then the l., D. & S. and Peoris
Decatur & Evansville road, not even mentionin
the l., Is. Il W. This unfair method of doin
business causes such men as Chauncey DePew (
remark, as he did the other day. that "the Of
fcials of the Pennsylvania lines, socially, ar